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Community Meeting:  There will be a community meeting tonight at 6 PM at the Oakridge High School auditorium in Oakridge. Fire managers and agency representatives will be available for questions after the meeting. The virtual community meeting from last night can be viewed on the Bedrock Fire Facebook  page.

Bedrock Fire: Yesterday, firefighters prepared for firing operations along the 1817 road eastward to Nimrod Butte and along the 1832 road. Today, tactical firing operations will continue along the north flank to burn out remaining fuels between established control lines and the approaching wildfire. These firing operations will proceed over the next several days as firefighters burn, secure, and connect portions of fireline. Mop-up and patrol operations will continue along the southern fire boundary.

Salmon Fire: Operations yesterday were successful in securing the fire. The Salmon Fire has had minimal growth over the past 24-hours and mop-up operations will begin today.

Evacuations: The Lane County Sheriff's Office issued a Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuation notice Monday morning for areas north and east of Oakridge because of the Salmon Fire. Please heed all evacuation notices and orders. A searchable evacuation map with fire perimeters for both fires is available at https://lcgisorg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=32e4cd9a5c3348cd81254e6fa394e097. This online map has a ruler tool so the distance from the fires to various towns can be measured.

Smoke: Smoke from area fires will continue to impact air quality. Oakridge and eastward on Highway 58 is predicted to have smoky conditions late morning through the afternoon with a peak near midday up to unhealthy levels before clearing in the evening. Most areas will have good to moderate air quality today, although smoke in La Pine is forecast to reach unhealthy levels, improving to moderate this afternoon.

Weather: High pressure is beginning to build today and will strengthen through the week. Later clear skies will lead to warmer temperatures and exposed areas along the south facing slopes will have higher temperatures up to the mid-80s. West-Northwest winds will persist, especially along the ridges with 7-9 mph winds and gust up to 15 mph in the late morning and afternoon.

Safety and Closures: The Willamette National Forest implemented the Bedrock Fire Emergency Area Closure on July 24 to ensure the safety of the public and personnel working on the fire. An emergency closure order for the Salmon Fire area is in place as of August 8. The closure maps for the Bedrock and Salmon Fires are available on InciWeb. There are Temporary Flight  Restrictions over the Bedrock and Salmon Fire areas.

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